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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anne thinks that the people in church look upon her as ___________________.
(a) Sam's chauffeur
(b) A bad mother
(c) Someone who tries really hard
(d) A woman who has her act together

2. What happens on the second night of the lecture series?
(a) Grace gets ill and cannot participate.
(b) Anne gets ill and cannot participate.
(c) Anne and Grace follow the original plan.
(d) The presentation is a flop.

3. How is Anne's lecture idea received?
(a) It is a huge hit
(b) Public television wants to make a documentary of it
(c) CNN wants to copy the format
(d) It is a flop

4. What does Anne like to do?
(a) Play softball
(b) Swim
(c) Attend church
(d) Watch TV

5. What is the reason Anne needs help from her church family?
(a) She has lost her home.
(b) She has lost her job.
(c) She is unmarried and pregnant.
(d) She has cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a typically cheerful woman in the church become morose?

2. What happens to Anne's newly purchased used car?

3. Why do Anne and Sam go to Idaho?

4. What was Anne hoping for on this night?

5. Anne says she is not one of those Christians ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anne's religious experience as a child?

2. What is the reason that Anne makes Sam go to church?

3. What decision-making process does Anne use when determining whether or not she should let Sam go paragliding?

4. One day Anne sits next to a man on a plane who notes the cross on a chain around Anne's neck and asks if she is a born-again Christian? How does Anne respond?

5. What does Anne mean by "Traveling Mercies"?

6. How does Anne respond when some paragliders offer Sam a free ride for his birthday one year in Idaho?

7. Describe Anne's trip to the beach when she tries to get rid of a headache.

8. How is Anne part of another little miracle?

9. What happens to Anne's father when Anne is 23?

10. Why does Anne think she may be failing Sam?

(see the answer keys)

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